| Artist |
Title |
Label |
Log
Date |
I-pod Download/
listened to |
Reviewed
|
Comments
|
Rating
|
| The Future of the Ghost |
Freak Out |
self released |
10/15/07 |
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| London After Midnight |
Violent Acts of Beauty |
Metropolis |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
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| The Kindness Kind |
A Novel |
Don't Be a Lout |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Astral Heights |
self titled |
Universal Republic |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Tender Box |
The Score. |
Swing House |
10/15/07 |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
| Desensitivity Training |
self titled |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Cannery |
There Is Life in This Old Land |
AB |
10/15/07 |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
| Jon Watts |
The Art of Fully Being |
Bull and Mouth |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Blue Scholars |
Joe Metro EP |
MassLine/Rawkus |
10/15/07 |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
| Plastic Parachute |
Elephants & Giraffes |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
|
| Show Me Action |
self titled |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
|
| Bruce Springsteen |
Magic |
Columbia |
10/15/07 |
10/15/07 |
|
|
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| Post Harbor |
Praenumbra |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Marla Hansen |
Wedding Day |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
|
| Airport Boulevard |
Asleep with the TV On |
Yarner |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
|
| Wiltrud |
In a Different Light |
LC |
10/15/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Secret Annexe |
Seven Headed Monster |
Ocelot |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
|
| Davari Abstrakt |
Motif |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
|
| Shenight |
self titled |
self released |
10/15/07 |
|
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|
| Hyannis |
Off the Reels |
Coco Art |
9/29/07 |
9/29/07 |
|
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|
| Monica da Silva |
Miles from Nowhere |
self released |
9/29/07 |
|
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|
|
| Prize Country |
Lottery of Recognition |
Exigent |
9/29/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Carl Platou |
Frozen Eve |
Zygone |
9/29/07 |
|
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|
|
| The Maladies |
self titled |
Darkjoy |
9/29/07 |
|
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|
| Georgie James |
Places |
Saddle Creek |
9/22/07 |
9/22/07 |
|
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|
| Rilo Kiley |
Under the Blacklight |
Warners |
9/22/07 |
9/22/07 |
|
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|
| Mirah and Spectratone International |
Share This Place |
K |
9/22/07 |
9/22/07 |
|
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|
| New York City Smoke |
Musique Noir |
self released |
9/22/07 |
|
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|
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| Arthur Yoria |
Handshake Smiles |
12 |
9/22/07 |
|
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|
| Hundredair |
Make Out City |
Fractured |
9/22/07 |
|
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|
| Michael J. Downey and the World |
America |
|
9/22/07 |
|
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|
|
| Two Gallants |
self titled |
Saddle Creek |
9/22/07 |
9/22/07 |
|
Full review here. |
Yes
|
| Regina Spektor |
Begin to Hope |
Sire |
9/15/07 |
9/15/07 |
|
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|
| Francisco Castle |
State and Main |
Thief City |
9/15/07 |
|
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|
| Noah Earle |
Postcards from Home |
May Apple |
9/13/07 |
|
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|
| Dawn Dineen |
The Ghostly Apple Tree |
Yarner |
9/11/07 |
|
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|
|
| Johnathan Rice |
Further North |
Reprise |
9/11/07 |
|
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|
| Pink Floyd |
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn |
EMI |
9/11/07 |
9/11/07 |
|
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|
| X Corporate X |
Surrender |
Spyboy |
9/11/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Good Life |
Help Wanted Nights |
Saddle Creek |
9/4/07 |
9/4/07 |
9/20/07 |
Full review here. |
Yes
|
| Okkervil River |
The Stage Names |
Jagjaguwar |
9/4/07 |
9/4/07 |
9/12/07 |
See Sept. 21 column, here. |
Yes
|
| P.A.F. |
Fingerprints, Medicine |
Barely Auditable |
9/4/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Bonedaddys |
Waterslide |
ComboTempo |
9/4/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Solace Sovay |
demo |
self release |
9/4/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Two Gallants |
self titled |
Saddle Creek |
9/4/07 |
9/5/07 |
|
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|
| Black Mountain |
self titled |
Jagjaguwar |
8/30/07 |
9/4/07 |
|
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|
| The May Fire |
La Victoria |
Rock Whores |
8/30/07 |
|
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|
| Daniel G Harmann |
Anthems from the Gentle War |
Hello Tower Media |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
The problem is getting past the first
impressions -- the plodding monotonous rhythms (a la Red
House Painters), the mossy falsetto that becomes easy to
ignore after the first few songs, the chiming, echo-filled
guitars that show an adoration for shoe-gazers. It'd be
easy to discard it as not tuneful enough, but downbeat hey-look-at-me
anthems like "Beer from a Bottle", "Last
Swim of the Year" and "I've Turned to a Life of
Crime," (which ends with Harmann "beggin you to
stay") catch your gaze and holds it. Produced by Graig
Markel of New Sweet Breath (remember those guys?), it soars
more than plods. 8/30/07
|
Yes
|
| Modern Life is War |
Midnight in America |
Equal Vision |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Lifeguard Nights |
The Church of Song |
Head Shop |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Cave Singers |
Invitation Songs |
Matador |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Emma Pollock |
Watch the Fireworks |
4AD |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Interpol |
Our Live to Admire |
Matador |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
People were quick to discard Antics
as just another disappointing follow-up, only to later realize
just how good it was. This is the one that deserves that sense
of disappointment. You get the classic Interpol rhythmic thrust,
their usual chugging, echoing guitars and Daniel Kessler's
trademark Ethel Merman-esque bark. Missing, however, is the
starkness of melody, the dismal pall of bleakness that was
so irresistible in their debut. Songs like "The Heinrich
Maneuver" and "Who Do You Think?" would have
you dance rather than mope. Sometimes I prefer moping. 7/27/07 |
Yes
|
| Garage Mayhem |
Live at Asbury Lanes |
Head Shop |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Oakley Hall |
I'll Follow You |
Merge |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
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| Golden Boots |
Burning Brain |
Park the Van |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Benzos |
Branches |
Stinky |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Fior Fiero |
The Satellite EP |
Auger Down |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Damien Jurado |
And Now that I'm in Your Shadow |
Secretly Canadian |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| The Arcade Fire |
Neon Bible |
Merge |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
With "(Antichrist Television
Blues)," Win Butler has declared himself a modern-day
Bruce Springsteen. I beseech anyone to listen to this song
and -- in their mind -- replace Butler's beaten-child warble
with The Boss' brassy New Jersey croon and not think of that
upbeat era of Springsteen from the '80s just after he discovered
Nautilus. It's one of the record's standout tracks, along
with "No Cars Go" and "The Well and The Lighthouse"
and most of the second half of the disc (after the rather
droll, overly produced first half). I still like the debut
better. 7/26/07 |
Yes
|
| Baby Walrus |
Baby Walrus |
self release |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Blue Scholars |
Bayani |
Mass Line Media |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| LCD Soundsystem |
Sound of Silver |
DFA |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
The album explodes out of the
runway with opener "Get Innocuous" and never reaches
that level of pure-build dance-itude again (though it comes
close on the title track, whose fortune-cookie lyric is more
disturbing than revelatory). Still, nothing here is as good
as "Yeah (Crass Version)" or "Daft Punk…"
or the genius "Losing My Edge," which is why the
debut is still the one to own. 7/27/07 |
Yes
|
| Les Savy Fav |
Let's Stay Friends |
Frenchkiss |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| The National |
Boxing |
Beggars Banquet |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
You could say they're a newer,
fresher version of Interpol, with the same militaristic drums,
the same rich, droning vocals, the same elements that forced
people to compare Interpol to Joy Division (whether they sounded
like Joy Division or not). The difference is The National's
variety of sound and song (a quality that Interpol too often
lacks) and the willingness to soften the edges with piano
or a cushion of synth strings, or a simple acoustic guitar,
something Interpol would never consider (nor, I suppose, should
they). 7/27/07 |
Yes
|
| The Rentals |
Last Little Life EP |
Boompa |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Spoon |
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga |
Merge |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
Not hugely different from Gimme
Fiction. Maybe a bit more thought-out, but ultimately,
just another bouncy Spoon album in a series of bouncy Spoon
albums that stretch back to 2001's Girls Can Tell.
And then there's "The Underdog" -- with its handclaps
and horns, it might be the best song Britt Daniel ever recorded,
thanks, in part, to Jon Brion's production chops (but, sadly,
only on this track). 7/27/07 |
Yes
|
| St. Vincent |
Marry Me |
Beggars Banquet |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Stars |
In Our Bedroom After the War |
Arts & Crafts |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Tokyo Police Club |
A Lesson in Crime |
Paper Bag |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Two Gallants |
The Scenery of Farewell |
Saddle Creek |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Wilco |
Sky Blue Sky |
Nonesuch |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
I don't like Wilco. Never have.
Little bit too hick-jam for my taste. But I like this record.
A lot, in fact. This is a departure for Tweedy and Co., who
throttled back the twang and opened up something genuine and
richly melodic and slightly overcast. I've heard Wilco fans
whine that it's too laid-back. Well, they can go back and
spin Yankee Hotel Foxtrot again while I enjoy the dark-blue
tone of songs like "Either Way" and "Impossible
Germany." This is Tweedy's Sea Change, which means,
like Beck, it's also the best thing he's ever done. 7/27/07 |
Yes
|
| Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova |
Once |
Canvasback |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
This soundtrack to one of the
best movies about music that I've seen in a long time is a
postcard reminder of the film's finest choke-up moments, much
in the same vein as Magnolia's soundtrack (minus the
Supertramp songs). If you're smart enough to see this indie
gem before it leaves The Dundee, you'll pick up this album
the next day and wonder what happened with those two crazy
kids. Kind of sappy; absolutely gorgeous. 7/27/07 |
Yes
|
| Art in Manila |
Set the Woods on Fire |
Saddle Creek |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| The Nerd Parade |
A Delicate Bashing |
Headphone Treats |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Smile Brigade |
Take the Precious Edge Off this
Treacherous Ledge |
Tilton House |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Dukes of Windsor |
The Others |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Main Drag |
Yours as Fast as Mine |
RPL |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Schoolyard Heroes |
Abominations |
Stolen Transmission |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Chad Serhal |
The Last Picture Show |
Standard |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Jamie T. |
Panic Prevention |
Caroline |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Gunshy |
There's No Love in this War |
Latest Flame |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Will King |
Come on in from the Cold |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Bishop Allen & the Broken
String |
self titled |
Dead Oceans |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Kaz Murphy |
Home for Misfits |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Midtown Dickens |
Oh Yell! |
307 Knox |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Drakes Hotel |
Tell Me Everything |
Reverb |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Do Make Say Think |
You, You're a History in Rust |
Constellation |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Cormac O Caoimh |
Start a Spark |
self release |
8/27/07 |
8/30/07 |
|
I really wanted to like this one. I mean, the guy's from Cork,
Ireland, for god's sake. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough
here to make the disc memorable. Caoimh sounds like Paul Simon
during the slower, quieter numbers, then turns into Chris
Stamey or Tommy Keene on the power-pop ballads -- all very
admirable, too bad the music is so simplistic (and isn't helped
by a mix that puts Caoimh's voice too far out front). Still,
he throws in a few zingers, like the line, "No one's
gonna notice your tears if they fall into the sea"
(from "Deep Sea Diving"), or when he pulls it back
and brings it up on keeper "Running from the Raincloud."
8/31/07 |
No
|
| various artists |
Americana |
Putumayo |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Umbrella Sequence |
Events |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| A Verse Unsung |
The Autumn EP |
Somnio |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Alycia Lang |
She Do That |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| various artists |
New Arrivals Vol. Two |
MPress |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Mother Mother |
Touch Up |
Last Gang |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Alela Diane |
The Pirate's Gospel |
HM |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Jennifer Gentle |
The Midnight Room |
Sub Pop |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| David Vandervelde |
Nothin' No |
Secretly Canadian |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| The Pomonas |
Good Cop Good Cop |
demo |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Pomonas |
When You're Electric |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| These Modern Socks |
self release |
Princess |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Kyle Knapp |
House of Sod |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Oh! Custer |
self titled |
Series Two |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Susan Therese |
Unfailing Grace |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra |
self titled |
self released |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Testa Rosa |
self titled |
Latest Flame |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Maniacal Plan |
Casualty of Sound |
Dirty Smile |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Patrick Woods |
Power Fields |
Spin Acre |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Deas Vail |
All the Houses Look the Same |
Brave New World |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Wedding Polarity |
self titled |
Brave New World |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Simpl |
self titled |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Inevitable Backlash |
Sex for Safety |
Hegemony |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| various artists |
Latin Jazz |
Putumayo |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
| Arbogast |
Too Proud to Stick to Winners |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Light Travels Faster |
After the Black of Baca County |
No Dance |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Oreskaband |
self titled |
Terry Dollar |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Guff |
Symphony of Voices |
Go Kart |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Mishaps |
Rock & Roll (7-inch) |
Wall Ride |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Future Kings of Nowhere |
self titled |
307 Knox |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Tom Stevens |
Home |
Badger |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Modest Mouse |
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even
Sank |
Epic |
8/27/07 |
8/27/07 |
|
Ah, for the days of dirty madman
splendor that were Lonesome Crowded West, back when
these guys could stretch out on head-case ballads like "Heart
Cooks Brain" or "Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on
Ice, Alright." Sure, "Dashboard" is a fun,
kick-drum-driven dance track in a Franz Ferdinand sort of
way, but do we really need another fun dance band (or even
one Franz Ferdinand)? Nice knowing you, Isaac. (7/26/07) |
No
|
| Service Group |
Principals of Electronic Circuitry |
Squid Vs. Whale |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Shelf Life |
Ductworks |
Public Eyesore |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Yoni |
Extra Credit |
self release |
8/27/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Dappled Cities |
Granddance |
Dangerbird |
6/10/07 |
6/24/07 |
|
|
|
| Ocean Street |
self titled |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Jacob Miller |
Who We Are |
Dogleg |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Adam Zwig |
Cast Iron Letters |
Conscious |
6/10/07 |
6/24/07 |
|
|
|
| Caeseer Pink and the Imperial
Orgy |
Gospel Hymns for Agnostics and
Atheists |
Chief Logan |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Emerson Hart |
Cigarettes and Gasoline |
EMI |
6/10/07 |
6/24/07 |
|
|
|
| John Watt |
Higher |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Vago |
Over Moons and Heavy Arms |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Luke Temple |
Snowbeast |
Mill Pond |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Lucas Kellison |
Rise |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Protoculture |
State of the Art |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| The Original Mark Edwards |
The Doom Loop |
Princess |
6/10/07 |
6/24/07 |
|
|
|
| Lis Carlisle |
Big Dreams |
Wildground |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| No Blood Orphan |
Robertson Park |
Temporary Clone |
6/4/07 |
6/4/07 |
|
On the new collection, Mike Saklar
and Co. have taken their songcraft to new levels. I know that
statement sounds like so much bullshit, but you know what?
It's true. Take "Streets Shine of This" fer instance.
With its simple backbeat melody, lush organ tones and Saklar's
usual killer guitar solos, it sounds like a modernized version
of an early Rolling Stones song. Saklar's voice even sports
a bit of a Mick Jaggar sneer when he spits out lines like
"I can see that you're drinking / I can see that you're
drunk." The entire disc has a swelling ensemble appeal,
very reminiscent of some of the Saddle Creek recordings, specifically
Bright Eyes records. Yeah, yeah, I know. Why bother making
the comparison? Believe me, it's only in the arrangements.
"Heart-less Days Sun-less Nights" is a good example,
especially early in the track when the bell-tone keyboards
dance above the thrumbing rhythm section. Again, it's Saklar's
and Bartolomei's guitars that set it apart. The guitar tone
is rougher, grittier, especially when Saklar and keyboard
player Chris Esterbrooks share the counter melody midway through
a song that runs for nearly eight minutes without becoming
boring. How long will this song go on when they're on stage
tonight? I generally prefer the rockers more than the solemn
ballads, like the soothing, summer-y "Apples," which
reminds me of early American Music Club. Those songs do the
job of breaking up the recording, adding some needed dynamics
and variety, though I know the crowd may be impatient waiting
for the next rock tune during their set. Underlying a number
of melodies ("Streets Shine...", "Queen")
is a sharp tonal quality that gives the music an almost Soviet-flavored
essence, certainly a foreign edge that is both familiar and
alien to typical rock music, at least from this era. At the
end of the day, Robertson Park is a showcase for Saklar,
his stunning guitarwork and a cast of A-list local talent
drawn together behind a shared vision. (6/7/07) |
Yes
|
| Inner Bright |
Irridescent |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Sven-Erik Seaholm |
Sotto Voce |
Pseudocool |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Patient Patient |
Professionals and Convicts |
self release |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| Cory Kibler |
The Silent Woods |
self release |
6/10/07 |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
| Fair to Midland |
self titled |
Universal Republic |
6/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
| These Are Powers |
Silver Lung |
self release |
6/10/07 |
6/10/07 |
|
See
May 26 Live Review |
Yes
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| Blake Rainey and his Demons |
The Dangerous Summer |
Two Sheds |
6/10/07 |
6/10/07 |
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| LKN |
Post |
Greyday |
6/10/07 |
6/10/07 |
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| Eric Smith |
Rocky Road |
CTA |
5/5/07 |
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| The Death of Jason Brody |
self-titled |
Loud Hearts |
5/5/07 |
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| Sullivan |
Cover Your Eyes |
Tooth & Nail |
5/5/07 |
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| The Wedding |
Polarity |
Brave New World |
5/5/07 |
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| Black Squirrels |
Last of the Ghost Town Gang |
Nectar & Venom |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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| Deas Vail |
All the Houses Look the Same |
Brave New World |
5/5/07 |
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| Brimstone Howl |
Guts of Steel |
Alive |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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| Tinko |
If it ain't fixed... don't break
it |
self release |
5/5/07 |
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| Orchard of Comradery |
The Company |
Willowdale |
5/5/07 |
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| Life Long Summary |
self-titled |
self-released |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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Acoustic riff rock that is undeniably
Midwestern, especially with in its off-kilter growling stage-rock
vocals. Too derivative of the mainstream '90s grunge stuff
that came before it, the trio needs to stretch past the rudimentary
chords and rudimentary rhythms if they're going to find their
own voice. (5/5/07) |
No
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| The Little Heroes |
Cinematic Americana |
Wednesday Records |
5/5/07 |
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| Death to Anders |
Punctuate the Calamities |
self released |
5/5/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Manipulator |
The Fall of Troy |
Equal Vision |
5/5/07 |
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| Leonard Cohen |
Songs from a Room |
Columbia |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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| The Masons |
Let You Down Easy |
75 or Less |
5/5/07 |
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| Self-Evident |
self-titled |
Doubleplusgood |
5/5/07 |
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| David Wechsler |
Vacations |
Mekkatone |
5/5/07 |
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| Mustangs and Madras |
La Lechuza |
Latest Flame |
5/5/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Steven Mark |
Racing Grey |
Basset |
5/5/07 |
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| Alex Gomez |
Warm Sensations |
self released |
5/5/07 |
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| Animal Collective |
People |
Fatcat |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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Experimental freak folk. Too experimental. |
No
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| Cary Brothers |
Who You Are |
Bluhammock |
5/5/07 |
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| Green River Ordinance |
Way Back Home |
self released |
5/5/07 |
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| The May Fire |
Plastic Army |
Rock Whores |
5/5/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Thee More Shallows |
Book of Bio Breaks |
Anticon |
5/5/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Brian Adam Ant |
Separation Celebration |
self release |
5/5/07 |
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| John Ashfield |
Love Is Blue |
self release |
5/5/07 |
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| Sean Lee |
Two Amp Songs |
self release |
5/5/07 |
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| Headquarters |
O and O |
Vibratone |
5/5/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Young Galaxy |
self titled |
Arts & Crafts |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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| M. Timony Band |
The Shapes We Make |
Kill Rock Stars |
5/5/07 |
5/5/07 |
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| Coyote Bones |
Gentleman on the Rocks |
CoCo Art |
4/6/07 |
4/6/07 |
5/16/07 |
See
May 16 Lazy-i Profile |
Yes
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| The Henry Clay People |
Blacklist the Kid with the Red
Moustache |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| Parker Longbough |
Commander Comatose |
Wilderhood |
4/6/07 |
6/24/07 |
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Sometimes almost purposely wonky, you could call it low-fi
except that the recording sounds too good. So do most of the
songs. If I had to compare him to anyone it would probably
be Sebadoh or early, folkie, Loser-era Beck (especially
on the slacker mantra "Swimming in My Mind" and
jangle-noise epic "Brodawg Deal" and actually, just
about all the tracks). It feels homemade and made up, and
Longbough figures out a way to bring new ideas and misdirection
to a typical indie-folk dinner party. Did I mention he's from
Anchorage, Alaska? Does it matter? 9/5/07 |
Yes
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| The Winter Sounds |
Porcelain Empire |
Livewire |
4/6/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Snatches of Pink |
Love Is Dead |
8th House |
4/6/07 |
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| Harley Poe |
The Dead and the Naked |
self-release |
4/6/07 |
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| Skulltime |
self-titled |
Latest Flame |
4/6/07 |
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| Protest Hill |
The City Echoes Our Hearts |
Latest Flame |
4/6/07 |
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| The Transmissions |
Burning the Winner |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| *Sons |
Viracochas |
Fractured |
4/6/07 |
8/31/07 |
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Chapel Hill gang fancies themselves as a modernized version
of Swervedriver, and for the most part, fit the bill, thanks
to droning guitars, heavily delayed vocals and a drunken swagger
that verges closely on psychedelic drug rock. It's hard to
deny killer guitar riffs like those heard on wall-of-sound
rave-ups "Kill the Culprit" and "White Noise."
That said, I left these six tracks thinking Brian Jonestown
Massacre meets Pink Mountaintops, and how wise they were to
keep it at only six songs. 9/3/07 |
Yes
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| Junior Boys |
The Dead Horse EP |
Domino |
4/6/07 |
4/6/07 |
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Read the
April 26 Lazy-i interview with Junior Boys. |
Yes
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| Bright Eyes |
Cassadaga |
Saddle Creek |
4/6/07 |
4/6/07 |
Read the April
5 Lazy-i interview with Bright Eyes. |
Yeah, you already know all about it. But
three months after its release it bears revisiting. It's
still not as good as Wide Awake or Lifted,
but it's growing on me the more I isolate the songs from
the over-the-top production. Rumor has it that Conor may
be stripping the sound down on the next one. It could be
a revelation (or a naked emperor's curse). 7/27/07
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Yes
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| Matt Lutz |
Seesaw |
Undetected Plagiarism |
4/6/07 |
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| Janey Todd |
Rusty Water |
Head Shop |
4/6/07 |
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| Charlie Beresford |
The Room Is Empty |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| Subatomic Pieces |
Hold Out for Science |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| Star |
Devastator |
Lovely Rebel |
4/6/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| Johnnieboy |
self-titled |
Head Shop |
4/6/07 |
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| Kilion and Mahlon |
self-titled |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| LynnMarie & the Boxhounds |
Party Dress |
Squeeze |
4/6/07 |
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| Malassis |
Birds Like Bricks |
Spaff |
4/6/07 |
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| Apostle of Hustle |
National Anthem of Nowhere |
Arts & Crafts
|
4/6/07 |
6/24/07 |
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| George Korien |
Too Many Days |
G |
4/6/07 |
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| This Alibi |
self-titled |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| Hotpipes |
self-titled |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| Les Sans Culottes |
Le Weekender |
Vibratone |
4/6/07 |
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| Jamie Sherwood |
Songs from the Lab |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| This Is Me Smiling |
Advance |
Red Ink |
4/6/07 |
4/6/07 |
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| The Red Buttons |
She's About to Cross My Mind |
self-release |
4/6/07 |
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| Dave Mehling |
How Do I Make You Lonesome? |
self-release |
4/6/07 |
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| Oreskaband |
self-titled |
Terry Dollar |
4/6/07 |
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| The Besnard Lakes |
Are the Dark Horses |
Jagjaguwar |
4/6/07 |
4/6/07 |
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| Lisi |
Damn It |
Public Eyesore |
4/6/07 |
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| Patchwork |
Worry and Worry |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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| Unsparing Sea |
EP |
self-released |
4/6/07 |
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